Maya Plisetskaya
Acting
Born November 20, 1925 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Biography
Maya Plisetskaya was a Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the Bolshoi Theatre under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky, then of Yury Grigorovich. In 1960 she became prima ballerina assoluta of the company.
Known For · 23 titles
Le Grand Échiquier
Ballerina
Stars of the Russian Ballet
Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...
Anna Karenina
The Little Humpbacked Horse
Carmen Suite
Maya Plisetskaya
Anna Karenina
The Little Humpbacked Horse
M.K.C. Zodiakas
Lady with a Lapdog
World's Young Ballet
Tchaikovsky
Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known
New Year's Abduction
Mariinsky Theatre
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance
New Year's Calendar
Swan Lake
Khovanshchina
Fantasia